Hundreds claimed dead, but experts don’t expect change in Obama’s cautious policy
Foreign Policy
Afghanistan: The SEALs Get Ready to Go Back
The Navy is seeking outside help — complete with fake mullahs and warlords — to train them
U.S. Military Aid to Egypt: An IV Drip, With Side Effects
Since President Obama scrapped the U.S. military’s role in September’s Bright Star joint training exercise with the Egyptian military last Thursday because of the government’s killing of close to 1,000 protesters, attention has …
Pentagon Car Rentals: We Don’t Try Harder
The old saying is that no one washes a rental car. It’s a little bit different at the Pentagon. Over there, they rent a lot of cars for travel by staff in and around the capital. They don’t need to wash many of them, either …
Egypt’s Nightmare Scenario Draws Nearer
Obama tries to avert an explosion of violence in the Arab world’s most populous country
Obama Condemns Egyptian Violence, But Doesn’t Halt Aid
The President responds sternly to a day of violent chaos in Egypt
Air Force Carpet Bombing 2.0
Amid budget drought, service takes steps to keep its putting greens lush.
Battleland Bows Out…
Scenes From Washington’s Most Contentious–and Most Entertaining–Press Briefing
Hogan’s Heroes, non-positions and a reporter who won’t give up
Obama Cancels Putin Summit Over Snowden, Syria, Human Rights
The meeting would have occurred around Obama’s trip to St. Petersburg in early September to attend the G-20 Summit, which will be preceded by a presidential visit to Stockholm, Sweden.
Why U.S. Embassy Closures Will Keep Coming
Unable to fully secure most facilities, but unwilling to shut them down, State chooses to shut them down temporarily in risky situations
Oops: John Kerry Gaffes, Washington Backpedals
John Kerry’s week began on a high note, with the resumption of Middle East peace talks after months of dogged effort on the Secretary of State’s part. But it’s closing on a more awkward one, as officials in Washington clean up …
Edward Snowden’s Asylum Is Just Putin’s Latest Insult to Obama
When it comes to Russia, Mitt Romney gets the last laugh.